Submarine proud to be affiliated with Louisiana

12:18 AM,
May 9, 2014

The ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana (SSBN 743) cycles its missile hatches as the boat's Blue crew returns home to Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor, Wash., in late April following a strategic deterrent patrol.

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John Andrew Prime

This state's namesake, the U.S. Navy ballistic missile submarine USS Louisiana, has just ended a milestone patrol and is preparing to embark on yet another classified run under vast Pacific waters.

"Since I've been here, we did one strategic deterrence patrol," said Capt. Kevin Byrne, a Long Island native who assumed command of the boat's Blue crew in January. "It was the ship's 50th patrol since her commissioning, so it was kind of an important one in the life of the ship."

The three-month patrol ended in late April, when the submarine slipped back into berth in Bangor, Wash., and the Gold ...